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(43) Date of publication: 09.03.2022 Bulletin 2022/10 (21) Application number: 20798547.4 (22) Date of filing: 22.04.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 46/10(2016.01) A61L 2/26(2006.01) A61B 50/00(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 46/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/029352 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/223081 (05.11.2020 Gazette 2020/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 30.04.2019 US 201962840932 P 21.04.2020 US 202016854366 (71) Applicant: Canon U.S.A. Inc. Melville, New York 11747 (US)	(72) Inventors: ELMAANAOUI, Badr Irvine, California 92618 (US) PIAS, Matthew Scott Irvine, California 92618 (US) ALTSHULER, Alexander Irvine, California 92618 (US) (74) Representative: TBK  Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München 80336 München (DE)